It's the Democracy Stupid | August 8, 2026

Edwin Eisendrath is joined by
– Ahmed Baba, independent journalist, political analyst, and founder of the best-selling Substack publication “Ahmed Baba News”
– Rachel Cohen, Chicago-based attorney and organizer 
– Tim Murphy, national correspondent at Mother Jones; he talks about his recent article “Downballot Democrats Are Smashing Recruitment Records“
– Pat Kreitlow, founder and editor of Up North News 

At the end of the show, WCPT's Paul Chivari takes listener calls. 

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